At the end of the day technology has always been about business value, nothing would get funded without some promise of ROI and that's why AI is so hot right now, because it allows for sweeping streamlining of workflows.
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As distinguished VP analyst Frances Karamouzis pointed out during her trends presentation, cloud platforms are moving away from focusing on technology and toward business value as a key differentiator.
@MadelynatTonic Great point. I think AI/Real Life hybrid processes will be the most effective, but we are in a time of an AI development vacuum. Agree @micshasan @morkof
Funding certainly doesn't happen without promise, though sometimes the hype cycle leads to lots of funding without any realized value. AI is clearly real though. We're using it in several places here at Briefly and it enables a small team to approach problems that would have taken huge resources even a few years ago. We're big fans!